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Originally appearing in Volume V18, Page 578 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.

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MISER , a See also: TERM term originally meaning (as in Latin) miserable or wretched, but now used for an avaricious See also: PERSON, OFFENCES AGAINST THE person who hoards up See also: MONEY money and who spends the smallest possible sum on necessities . End of Article: MISER
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